| Show L to fo Support the Ant Ji ice Lei League Le Emperors l jn S Princes and Princesses cs Start Against A Viet Vice and Immorality At Among loll Titled Pitied Persons ef of Y Europe I Uncovered Conditions Which i how hol Thorn Far Worse Than Those Depicted by i st D of or Hereditary r Privileges I il lIrt r Aug Ii st VI and Immor Immorally S B ally allty are Hr rampant among amon the arla artl of Europe Swindler Swindle and n 1 cheat cheats abound among them In I proportion to their IIII they diey yield Iehl a far tr larger Ir percentage pt of criminal than are arc drawn from any all other class claa ct of oC the population Destitute of ol any an vet vest vestIge Ige of honor bonor many mn of them live by levy leV me tell on the wage w of sin oln ln and Infamy Aiese statements do not emanate troa seta rabid Bred by bJ a and hatred of ol heredi hereditary tary privilege They are but Ina t a sober paraphrase o of the statements made mad by bya byI b be a I league e formed by bl b the bet beet of ot the aria ari themselves for or the th regeneration enera on of ot their decadent order Ne Ke auch such slash h hI ln I lag Indictment of the a a whole ha been published ever before to This nata crusade for or the Information of oftie tl tie the ha has been by b Princess Marie hark Maximilian ovna of Baden Haden den and nd other royal person egea eg by many prominent mem member m lien hers of 0 th tiro aristocracy of ot Germany armany Austria and aneS oUter other countries One On of 01 the mot moat moo of ot the new movement t U Princess Prince Hohenberg the tho morganatic wife wl of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria the heir to 10 the thu Imperial crown of tho the dynas daae dynasty ty y ao so that the new movement moment enjoy enjo the mot mat exalted patronage In Austria In It Germany German royal roy patronage patrona and nd support sup aup support port have been extended to 10 the crusade by the queen of Princess Prince Mark Marie lH Antoinette of 0 a young and vet very beautiful woman and by bo Ponce and nd Charie of ot Thum Thurn and aneS Taxi Tula PRINCE ANDREAS LEADER Prince Andreas Andrea of t a dashing young officer of ot KulII ha h accepted the th leadership of 0 the th crusade In la hi ht own little country which contain some of ot otIe the Ie and moat of the Ue European Europen aristocracy and Countess Counte Allela A lIota one of 0 the famous beau tier of Hungarian high so society has haa accepted the Ibe general pure I of 0 the Iho entire Ire movement Although Al AI Although though the new nw league ha h has only been n In existence for tor a 0 tow few months month already ha he secured letters letter and messages of approbation from the German Jerman emperor the th emperor of C Au Aua Au Autria tnt tria the king of lit Italy the king kink of ot otRo Ro manla the king kin of Denmark the king of ot Greece Jre the tho king of 01 Sweden the king kine of Norway and anal no t leas eN then than tb 43 41 8 royal prince and af of various reigning Iam dynasties In Europe The TIM an M tivice amon among the upper Ihl clae lases of the th old world orld thus thu has haa been n launched with a most moat imposing Im array of oC Imperial and nd royal roal patronage which la ls laIn In limit to 10 attract many nany ad hermits horent from those thoe class 1 of ot society 11 whose who member yearn It rn for no greater Ier distinction than t tt ha be the tb satellite of 0 emperor kings kine and princes prince FOUNDED Tills WAR YAA WARThe The new lIew league tut was waa fon founded In the early days day of ot this year lIr at a private mating mU held at on Maln un under der dI the t presidency of 0 Marl Marie of Baden Roden who in her het opening speech declared that the grow growing row rowIn ins ing In Immorality of ot the tho of 0 nil all II countries made It Impera Imperative tive for those thone th noblemen aa sad l en n who believed In the th motto M oblige to both th ta behalf bell of 01 their decadent fellow Other speeches pee he of 0 the lh Ih rams nw lane ape and nd tendency were delivered both by men and d women same present at III the meeting Une and n 1 the th league wa was duly w with Ieh to begin operations operation by b collecting tUII authentic facts fact and In res the th crime rt offense 0 and lm of the upper classes clAa work of now has haa been bl wen c om ud and It ha hu has yielded of lit a II moat moet char cr MAtr aeter Hi ter II it 1 turn out that I III K ly u II far greater number of ar ire drawn from the I mry ruey y than tha from any other claw claa au of ut a lety Iely in German Autna d oU ur other European countries HOW TITLES SPREAD The reason relOn for this condition o of 01 Kale affair ain la Ia not to In explain Pint First and ahll foremost the th of Inheriting land and nd title Uti In force rone In all 1 European countries ex except ept K Kland land leada leads to the degradation and de demoralisation moralisation of hundred llla of 0 aristo arieto aristocrat crag crat In a title In the peer peerage peerage age ap descend from father tat to eldest son eon 0 while the eon n and their Je do s become commoner Not Sot so eo eoIn o oin in other European c p tree Heeg H the rank an and tits title of tire tie ilk father pa pato to every ery one now af of his bin sees BOM so tO that If It a count has baa IS It eons ona they all become Ulta not DOt a Se In lit after atter his death but from the mom nt of their birth In the Ule second generation one count may thu thus IIO counts count ol and within a few tew generations generation the number of or counts count In this particular family faintly may maywell well swell ell Into thousands thousand Uon and Remembering the large number nur of noble fanalla in III Germany Austria and nd other oilier countries It will be a seen ie that there then are lire vast number numbers of arist Brats In existence exist existence ence enee on thu side aide of the Ih Atlantic Tn Un Unfortunately n fortunately for them they thel are not taught to earn their own living I or to tomake tomake make matte their own way wy In the world orill but butth they th ar are N brought up Ul to t regard re them themselves selves Ive a as a superior caste aBle of ot mankind to which all alt other Inferior elai c must mut kowtow with due dU pee TUB rilE INEVITABLE I The Inevitable result J i la ta that instead of oC adopting honest occupation b by which they could e ed earn m m their dally daily bre bread bid d dby by b the sweat w et t of their brow th they y ion con alder Ider it t necessary nee to In remain Idle In order to maintain their thell prestige and lid aristocratic honor Their Th r Income Incomes how however however ever ver are In to the vat va 1 majority ty of ot cue cuse far tar too null malt to enable them to t live In accordance with the standard of luxury of their cl cia class so 10 o that they the thY are arc arcIn In course Ou of 01 time Ume driven to Ut supplement their revenue revenues by The most moet unscrupulous In III European countries are ors a as tl statistics prove penniless noblemen who resort to fraud to spare pare then selves elve Ive the of working for tor u II living Uville Noblemen of At f t th s type sIert t tall all laMe of ot the immunity community ua as a their victims victim Some spi spIge ige on os fellow url arh t rat of ot more substantial financial lil mean winning money Ioney from them at tat cards card generally b fay cheating or 1 b by N Nother other methods method heh h would not her hen 1111 I Investigation Others victimise trades tradesmen men taking Urge large of good gawda goodon on credit by b of or their proud prout names name In title tile and never paying paving ln for them Others Other O he ch h to to defraud hoti ln by Iy taking expense expends of room rooms and aid andUn Un and drink ig moat most luxuriously tot till lb the day of oC je come Iome when th they HIS r vanish vaniah to ni at the trl k In la an another n not other ot part pan rt of ot Europe Others Other again h ti tit t vilest U of ot their kind vl vu 1 m and girl girta who by b their th Ir high rank their title Ills tit and nd their lr man manner mannen ner nere easily 1 fall ta i clu tha ha trap tra laid for them by the tM M ratio adventurer the i a le Ie parasites parasite 1 marry murry marl their thel victim to lain po of their fortune Ht HI r which the th they mid nuU treat the Ike I v men lle nl and Imd squander th tho i l riche to the th lat Iet tent ent Had Bad aa as this thU I is 1 i II I perhaps the th least leant IH appalling of the tb which these theM il ala rat at 1 th expense expanse of 01 the far ra ex to I i other ease caw ca cath they th deprive won t and girl e who an credulous ered enough ugh believe th lr state taU tat menta of 01 their M I ey prom promise I w of nf marriage and eel t ot oil the th be dupes dupe du an as anwon IU won soon a as they hm hat au split t their entire fortune fortu n In U I aaa ass a the Ike defrauded 11 women have hav not nol ten ven In acquired a title till by by b a I a of ot for tor their loot loat du i lri II while tail In III many man cases their Intel i v ion has baa gout gone ao eo far Ilir that they t have he sn al honor aa as well aa as fortune Serious to 10 Ih th betrayer ben of oC noble birth It U Is an as tart rut that nine nille tenths tenth of 01 that m eat t degraded clu da truss of n men meal who wo live ii or On Ire 11 earning of ti tb t shame of or tall fallen aa en an n la k Berlin are of nf noble birth and aim proportion of hi In h h t n nud found to m ulna the th t soap un I I a f n In a Vienna and lId Budapest i ru I the tb shuns of th the v league art arc not directed only to toI tord ej rd I the Ih of the th fallen raUen and M I l aristocrats aristocrat but also toward tha th of 01 the moneyed h although externally faultless I realty really Jill honeycombed with Immorality according to the I Ime of the league U is I more moreIn fre In the th uppermost classes clane cla of I the aristocracy than In any an other claw claas claasen cl en ee of it society while Mb ath and an rt re twit the rule nde rather ro Ulan I the I h exception among the most moat exalted exa noble nobles of the th great rel countries The TIle following p from a mash mani manifesto festo Issued by the tha e a reveal rev very ve velie Marly lie ate aim alma and the evils vl which It ho bo to abolish or 01 at least kwat to modify APPROACHING CRISIS Fallow Aristocrat We are ap approaching p preaching a crisis in the Ole history of our order The aristocracies of Europe are becoming corrupt and nd decadent At Atour Atour Atour our bet bent we w art area cynical told cold passion law lew Ie creatures creature devoted to the pursuit of plure and useless ule purposes pur We e contract our marriages marriage not for love but for fur money mOlle and nd rank and ad our t dill hll dren are brought up u In absolute dl 41 dis disharmony harmony barmon with Ith the spirit of the th age Vice I le rife among the best but circles circle of 01 our order and marriage vows vow V are made only to be bO broken brokeR by aristocrats aristocrat of both sexes exes Still worse yone condition conditions prevail among amon the lone kiss prosperous men mell and women of noble nuble birth and aneS descent dent No Noblemen Noblemen supply the tb greatest proportion Ion of ot swindlers and nd criminals criminal of lasses classes a as well u W of ot other t typo pea ot of degraded Ulan plan Day by b day da noblemen are perpetrating offenses offense which are a disgrace to ua us aa as a whole and which discredit the aristocracy In the eye of the world If It only In our own Inter later Interval laterI val tat I quite apart part from all motives motive of or morality and religion let lei ua us u strive to toiv iv remove now this reproach from the record of 0 our order and to wipe Wl out this thU tain on our aristocratic honor The manifesto close class cl with a warm rm ap sD pal lItal to aristocrats of all degree deer and andall andall nd all countries of ot Euro Europe e to cooperate tn lu the thc new crusade the th naive suggestion lion tion being added that the recipients recipient of this Ihl extraordinary appeal shall hn ab b stain attain frost from ruin Immorality t for tor a year the th signatories apparently believing that a good tart start on the Ule path tb of rectitude U is half halt the battle Not tie 0 j COOL RECEPTION Naturally enough this thi appeal appal ha met mt with a very vry cool reception among anion those thoe aristocrats to whom It wa wu addressed Many mot most 1110 prominent aristocrats aristocrat urn sim simply Im Imply ply Ignored Ua its It receipt Other Others ex es expressed pressed their dissent In forcible lan ian language lunge guage ua One eminent prince returned the manifesto manH lo with IL the word rubbish written In lu blue smell 11 over oer the Ute front Others Other replied that that they the would have nothing to 10 do 40 with Ith a superfluous crus erus crusade ru rud ado ade d The aristocrats always alway Iwa were till attU remain and forever will be tb the wit of 01 the earth wrote one nobleman noman and an I L for fur one de dut line liue to acknowledge that our class claa c nests need regeneration Oth Other r exalted p wrote that tbt If It they the chow hoa to be Immoral or er to W Ig ha Ignore 1 hanor nor nore their marriage vow vows that watt wan their own II aid Id nut not the th bual boat ne of any one ale III al 1 In the fore orp they thay th r tn to b be left In peace a at with to t pursue their own Inclination nut Iut ut the th and end censorship c of Qt crusaders crusader d These Th replies repika arc m In fact typical I of 01 tit Ih reception to the th n uw w move meal among one the lb very clans claim u for fair whose wb l bat at It K wa wu Inaugurated The Eu ICv European 1 r do tort not t wart want to b be regenerated und and will wail not be hi rescued from frum their k They regard the tho crusade as a an au 1114 attempt to tu Interfere with their pleasures pleasure und and paa PM tunes linen t and ona that lh the 4 le I Ica who start d tha tM ought a to I be d Into porn plebeian tin en environment n nt The Tb arit im of Eu leU Europe rope will 11 not nt admit their Impi they thy blind hUneS to 10 and eS will 11 continue continua to In puma their ran IOn n and lid Immoral lateen careers n regardless roll of the ts tsO O to tu society aM ward awl to In them themselves servos selves 1 This Is U I the tb gist of 0 the h received lea t the th appeal lu d broad tact t by the new nw effort eort ore ure II r thus thu Ih condemned lid at the Ib outset ut to failure allure lust Jut bee the th rata themselves I will have v null none of Ii th the new ru ad YOU VON K T rt ty f r e m mg TI ya i it T TIn i t Ins li In v i re l I ie th Ih h effet effat rr t thi On It Iti ItIn i In in neatly din du to the of f t in to innie Ii nie Uati Ii 1 tiff thi t r Essex t x who aha h In la on on of t the Ih mo meat t p pu ln lot of English s sa ot Sexy lety and who hn ho adopted H II no ia meat diet r ago ugo a as a cure u for Indigestion she he began h to t decline Invitations to dinners dinner and luncheon on the ground und that he she could eat t no meat lIat but of ot this UI excuse her ber friend would have none Come Cane along alone anyway any anyway n way they the said d only rend end d u us before beforehand beforehand hand the receipt t of ot a Ie few of ot your vegetarian dubs and our OUI chefs chefa shall ball prepare them This accordingly the countess did and It U wa was natural enough h that some ome of ot her aristocratic hostesses hoet kod try the vegetarian messes themselves Thu Thus Lady Essex had a doses or more Imitators before bro she he knew It and the cult of ot the vegetable table has haa grown steadily stead tead steadily ily lIy sin In But It has ha h been n left forthe for tor forthe the latest Iatt of ot It its titled ta to undertake a really ly serious crusade In tn It its behalf AGNEs WESTON |
